Subterms
I unearthed a clip of the mayor speaking about stop-and-frisk that should make every American question his suitability to be president Michael Bloomberg wants to be president of the United States yet faces little to no scrutiny. Black and brown men of New York City have been interrogated more than he has. Other candidates appear […] More
Bloomberg is no friend to people of color, Muslims or progressives. His track record on race and criminal justice is repugnant Donald Trump is president of the United States. He must lose the next presidential election and leave office. Stakes feel higher than ever, which makes me suspicious of anyone who refuses to support the […] More
Ask any black person across the south and they’ll say the same thing: Buttigieg has less experience in office than our local church deacons One of my favorite church deacons at a ministry I attended in Boynton Beach, Florida, decided one Sunday that he would run for mayor. “Deac”, as we all affectionately referred to […] More
I support Sanders because I believe his campaign is currently the best hope for helping marginalized Americans In 1977 I co-authored the Combahee River Collective Statement – a document that emphasized the overlapping forms of economic and social oppression faced by black women. The Combahee Statement coined the term “identity politics”, and it was instrumental […] More
If Democrats want to dismantle white supremacy, they can start right now by dismantling a caucus system that ignores black voters The results from Iowa are in: there are no results. On Thursday, three days after the caucuses began on Monday, the Associated Press announced that due to irregularities and how close the race is, […] More
We have fallen for the idea that apps and artificial intelligence can substitute judgement and hard work. They can’t Every four years, journalists from around the world are drawn to the Iowa caucuses like podcasters to a murder. The blatantly anti-democratic tradition appeals to certain journalistic biases: the steadfast belief of the political press that […] More
Following a strikingly white and male list of Bafta nominees, this year’s Academy Awards shortlists are barely more diverse. It’s a chronic problem in an industry running out of excuses for its slow pace of change. Lanre Bakare examines why the Oscars are still so white. Plus: Joan E Greve on a hectic week of […] More
Billionaire closes on Joe Biden in new poll of key early state Martin O’Malley: ‘How do you fall for the Sanders scam?’ Tom Steyer speaks at a town hall in Davenport, Iowa. Photograph: Matt Marton/EPA A South Carolina caucus for African American women will back Tom Steyer on Sunday, the group’s chair said, an important […] More
